Connecticut Supreme Court To Hear Sandy Hook Appeal

The Connecticut Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the families of nine victims and one survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting against the maker and seller of the gun used to kill 20 children and six adults. The killer, Adam Lanza, used a Bushmaster AR-15 in the shooting spree. In January 2015 the families filed the lawsuit against Remington Outdoor Co., seeking to hold the company liable for marketing a gun to the public that it knew was for military use. The lawsuit also names Camfour Holding LLP, the gun’s distributor, and Riverview Gun Sales Inc., the gun shop where Lanza’s mother purchased the weapon. Previously, a Superior Court judge dismissed the case, saying the gun manufacturer had immunity against a lawsuit under federal law.